Best Elementary Schools in Tennessee

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Tennessee test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the TNReady test scores by the Tennessee Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, June 24, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Tennessee schools were revised on October 14^th after the TN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 End-of-Course math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1018)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
470144000440	731	Washburn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7925 Hwy 131	Washburn	37888	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 497-2557	496	39	12.7		484 (97.6%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,331			$1,484			$9,975	30.1	33.2	690	41
470222000776	732	Chilhowee Intermediate	Public	3-5	5005 Asheville HWY	Knoxville	37914	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 594-1285	210	11	18.5		126 (60.0%)	48 (22.9%)	18 (8.6%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$12,840			$1,159			$10,653	30.1	18.9	839	107
470378002016	733	Sevierville Intermediate	Public	4-6	520 High ST	Sevierville	37862	Sevier County	Sevier County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 428-8925	715	49	14.5		370 (51.7%)	6 (0.8%)	328 (45.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$12,086			$1,545			$9,920	30.1	27.6	757	24
470309001230	734	Coalfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1720 Coalhill RD	Coalfield	37719	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7332	505	33	15.1		485 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,865			$1,883			$9,697	30.1	26.5	767	33
470078002234	735	Deerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9123 Woodbury HWY	Manchester	37355	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 570-2652	259	24	10.7		216 (83.4%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$15,711			$2,193			$12,518	30	29.8	732	3
470318001353	736	Norman Binkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 West Longdale DR	Nashville	37211	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 333-5037	668	49	13.7		160 (24.0%)	73 (10.9%)	385 (57.6%)	28 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.0%)	$18,967			$2,352			$15,767	30	30.1	726	10
470014801089	737	Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Wales Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4222	281	20	14		16 (5.7%)	55 (19.6%)	206 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$16,464			$2,593			$12,515	30	30.3	722	15
470014801132	738	Peabody Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2086 Young Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4606	353	25	14.3		32 (9.1%)	291 (82.4%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$13,791			$2,462			$10,541	29.6	29	737	1
470369002134	739	LaVergne Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 David's Way	La Vergne	37086	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 904-6730	858	68	12.7		222 (25.9%)	243 (28.3%)	333 (38.8%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$12,432			$1,236			$10,471	29.4	24	790	51
470014800857	740	Macon-Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Macon RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2625	1,141	73	15.6		118 (10.3%)	838 (73.4%)	98 (8.6%)	28 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.0%)	$12,920			$2,273			$9,943	29.3	26.2	771	31

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Mathematics, TNReady English Language Arts, TNReady Science, TNReady Social Studies test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.